While You Were Sleeping

While you were sleeping, so were the puppies. Unlike the puppies, the video games slept not a wink! To keep you up-to-date with what happened while you were sleeping, here is a round-up of the news!

The makers of Minecraft are jamming this weekend — you vote on the genre of the game, they make it in a weekend, and all proceeds go to charity — neat, eh?

The US Kotaku reviewedTwisted Metal — their verdict? YES. The creator of Canabalt is involved in making an iOS game based on the Hunger Games book series, Mass Effect 3 is getting shot into space (although not really), and Journey gets a release date.

Triple AAA games nailing the brief. Indie games surprising people out of nowhere, and expansions and patches that completely turn a game around. It's been a good year for games - now it's time for you to vote for your favourite.